Mary tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Cormatin at 16 km from Mary
Visit Mary: highlights and tourist information
Mary is situated in the Saone-et-Loire department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Mary in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Cormatin at 16 km and Cluny at 24 km.
Mary, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Cormatin
at 16 km (direction east-south-east)The beautifully decorated and furnished Cormatin Chateau, from the 17th century, is the highlight...
See Cormatin guide
Cluny
at 24 km (direction south-east)As well as one of the most visited abbeys in France Cluny also has...
See Cluny guide
Brancion
at 25 km (direction east-south-east)Quiet now, in the 15th century Brancion was an important regional centre - hence...
See Brancion guide
Tournus
at 32 km (direction east)The Abbey of Saint-Philibert is the highlight in Tournus, but you will also discover...
See Tournus guide
Tournus abbey
Abbey at 32 km (direction east)The abbey at Tournus is a 12th century abbey in roman style with a...
See Tournus abbey guide
Chalon-sur-Saone
at 32 km (direction east-north-east)The pedestrianised town centre and cathedral will form the centre of your visit to...
See Chalon-sur-Saone guide
Paray-le-Monial
at 35 km (direction west-south-west)The 12th century abbey and other buildings and the pretty setting make the Basilica...
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Paray-le-Monial basilica
Church at 35 km (direction west-south-west)Paray-le-Monial basilica is an impressive 12th century church in the romanesque style...
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Solutre-Pouilly
at 40 km (direction south-south-east)Solutré-Pouilly would perhaps go unnoticed except for the great rock-cliff behind the village that...
See Solutre-Pouilly guide
Autun
at 40 km (direction north-north-west)After exploring Autun with its old town, cathedral and roman ruins you can visit...
See Autun guide
Macon
at 43 km (direction south-east)After exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to nearby Lamartine's...
See Macon guide
Anzy-le-Duc
at 47 km (direction west-south-west)Much the most visited site in this pretty village is the Priory of Anzy-le-Duc...
See Anzy-le-Duc guide
Semur-en-Brionnais
Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction south-west)As well as the pretty village itself, you can also visit the Chateau de...
See Semur-en-Brionnais guide
Beaune
at 52 km (direction north-east), in the Cote d'Or departmentBeaune is the centre of the famous wine region of the same name, with...
See Beaune guide
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Markets in and near Mary
- Montceau-les-Mines: market Tuesday & Saturday (12km)
- Montchanin: market Wednesday (14km)
- Le Creusot: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (21km)
- Cluny: market Saturday (24km)
- Givry: market Thursday (26km)
- Charolles: market Wednesday (27km)
- Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (28km)
- Tournus: market Saturday (32km)
- Chalon-sur-Saone: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (33km)
- Paray-le-Monial: market Friday (35km)
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Tourist attractions near Mary, France
What to do at Mary? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Mary.
Grand sites of France
- Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (39km)
- Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (49km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Semur-en-Brionnais (50km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (2km)
- Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (17km)
- Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (19km)
- Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (22km)
- Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (22km)
- Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (24km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (24km)
- Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (24km)
- Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (26km)
- Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (32km)
- Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (34km)
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (34km)
- Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (35km)
- Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (39km)
- Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (41km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Montceaux-l'Etoile) (46km)
- Prieuré d'Anzy-le-Duc (Anzy-le-Duc) (47km)
- Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (50km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du château de Digoine (23km)
- Les Jardins du château de Drée (37km)
- Jardin du château de Chaumont (40km)
- Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (40km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Sully (43km)
- Le jardin de Zéphyr (44km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Cluny (24km)
- Tournus (32km)
- Chalon-sur-Saone (33km)
- Autun (41km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Confluence - la Seille (35km)
- Seille (Saône) (35km)
- Roche de Solutré (39km)
- Cirque du Bout du Monde (42km)
- Bibracte (49km)
Towns of Art and history
- Paray-le-Monial (35km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Charolles (27km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Macon (43km)
- Vonnas (59km)
Geography and distances
Mary is in the eastern-center of France at 43 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Mary is 296 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Mary
Canton: Mont-Saint-Vincent
Arrondissement: Chalon-sur-Saône
Department: Saone-et-Loire
Region: Burgundy
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 71690
Distance to Mary
from Macon (prefecture): 43 km
from Paris: 296 km
from Calais: 519 km
from Nice: 390 km
from Bordeaux: 441 km
from Strasbourg: 327 km
Getting here
Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 6 - 7 hours. For driving distances to Mary from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Collonge-en-Charollais, Genouilly, Gourdon, Joncy, Le Rousset, Mont-Saint-Vincent, Saint-Huruge and Saint-Martin-la-Patrouille.
This page in French: Visiter Mary